Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Comparing African and Asian Economic Development / P.Lawrence & C.Thirtle
PART I: LESSONS FOR AFRICA OF THE ASIAN 'SUCCESS'
Why is South East Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea? / A.Booth -- Lessons for African from East Asian Economic Policy / O.Morrissey -- Should Africa Try to Learn from Asia? Lessons for and from Uganda / P.Smith -- Aid, Adjustment and Public Sector Fiscal Behaviour: Lessons from a Relatively Poor Performing East Asian Economy / M.McGillivray -- Population Ageing and Care of the Elderly: What are the Lessons to Asia for Sub-Saharan Africa / M.Messkoub

PART II: AFRICAN AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT COMPARISONS
Regionalism: Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia Compared / C.Kirkpatrick, G.A.Richards & M.Watanabe -- Explaining Differences in the Economic Performance of Micro-States in Africa and Asia / H.W.Armstrong & R.Read Child Activities in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: a Comparative Analysis / S.Bhalotra & C.Heady -- The Comparative Performance of African and Latin American Agriculture / R.Hopkins & B.Nomer -- The Demand for Money in Selected SADC Countries: Structure, Policy and a Comparison with the ASEAN Countries / R.Jha & M.Saggar -- Credit to the Government: Central Bank Operation and its Relations to Growth / S.S.Ahmed

PART III: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE?
Convergence or Divergence in and between Developing Regions / H.Proff -- Agricultural Productivity Growth and Convergence: A Comparison of African and Asian Countries / A.Lusigi, K.Suhariyanto & C.Thirtle